The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-01-21

greatly from lack of room, and IL is to
be hoped that the legislature will afford
the relief asked for. Senator Pope in
tIoduced like bill In the Senate.
OF GENERAL INTEREST.
The bill appropriatIng $4,000 for the
support of State public schools was re-
commended to pass by the committee
OH education.
Representative Jones, of Blue Earth,
has introduced bill or resolution to
exempt soldiers and sailors of the late
war from the payment of poll tax. The
matter was referred to the committee
on taxes for consideration.
The amendment to the militia code of
the State, introduced in the Senate by
Senator Ives, provides that the annual
camp shall be of 10 days duration instead
OF seven; removes the limit of $50 which
has heretofore been paid to each COM
pany, and provides for the payment of
W to each man. Provision is also made
for the addition to the Governors staff
OF an inspector Of rifle practice, and a
clause is added under which men who
have served five years may be enlisted
for not longer than one year.
The House consented that the Adult
ant Generals salary shall be increased
to 5000 per year.
TO PREVENT ELECTION FRAUDS.
Donnelly's bill for the correction Of
election abuses, introduced Wednesday,
prohibits all railroad corporations from
importing large gangs of men for voting
purposes into election districts. This
law 30 changes the present one, which
forbids temporary residents from voting,
that railroad construction hands are
designated as temporary and cannot
vote. This provision operates i'm harm
ony with Mr.. Mattson's bill, which pro-
poses to amend the constitution so that
instead of ten days voter must reside
in district thirty days before he can
vote. Donnelly's bill provides also that
split tickets shall have heading, as
"mixed ticket" SO that voters may not
be deceived. 1t says also that cities of
10000 inhabitants and over shall not
have more than 500 voters i'm an election
district. For voting purposes the city
shall provide two rooms, the main one
to hold the judges, and the other an
ante-room, through which, before vot-
ing, the freeholder passes alone, select
ing there from files prepared his ticket,
placing it in an envelope and then put
ting it III the ballot box himself. This
provision, Mr.. Donnelly believes, would
prevent bribery and intimidation at the
polls, and ensure to every man the right
to vote as he pleased.
TOWNSHIP SCHOOL ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. Hoard's Senate bill relating to
township school organization involves
the principle which now applies to
municipalities, providing for school man.
agement. The townships are to furnish
sufficient school houses, purchase and
have control of all school property and
employ teachers. All townships yet to
be organized and all having but one
district and those which shall hereafter
adopt the law are entitled to its bene-
fits. Townships voting for the law will
take possession of all school property on
the LIST day of August next, appraise il
and pay over to the taxpayers of each
district their propo rtionate share. The
townships assume all liabilities of school
districts. The townships shall hold their
annual meetings at the usual time, the
last Saturday in July, at p. m, and
elect board of education of three OF
SIX members. who serve for three years
Women are eligible to vote and hold of.
fee. The board of education shall have
authority in the matter of supporting
schools, the location of buildings. ETC.,
the same as independent districts.